Cargill has suspended ties with IOI Group as part of its commitment to end deforestation, peat lands conversion and human rights abuses from its vast supply network. This follows IOI having had its certification suspended by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), over alleged environmental destruction in Indonesia.
Before Cargill’s announcement on Monday, more than two dozen consumer goods giants had already moved to cut off IOI, phase out existing supplies or suspend future purchases.
IOI can’t just issue another paper commitment and wipe its hands clean of its many violations. IOI has serious work to do to implement a moratorium on new forest and peat clearing, and demonstrate verified progress on the ground, Cargill cautioned. “It must make up for past damage to ecosystems and communities.”
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